Like much in the language, words like that today mean something different than 75 years ago.
I think of the Russian-stated ‘de-nazification’ as code words for ‘de-deepState-cabal-ification’.
Hummm, de-deepState-cabal-ification, ... that's really awkward, ... but accurate.
“I think of the Russian-stated ‘de-nazification’ as code words for ‘de-deepState-cabal-ification’.”
No, it simply means “re-Sovietization”.